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Ow my eyes! Too much white. And is the text blue? At least make it black.
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I like it, much crisper.
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I like it, much crisper.
I agree, Mark. Definitely "much crisper" on my 12" iBook display, where I immediately noticed text was comfortably readable without using Make Text Bigger (command-+) in Safari. The white doesn't seem "too much" on that system with the brightness down while on battery; it's harsher on my iMac with higher brightness. I regularly visit Apple/Mac-related sites where text/background combinations are "murder" (as fluk3 might say :-)) compared to here, e.g. the grey-on-grey on MacUpdate product info pages. Please don't do that! Apparently some web designers never view their pages at different resolutions and screen brightnesses. The search changes finally make it possible to browse beyond the first page of results when listing my own posts. Hurray! A few dislikes: • Removal of blockquote tag, which I often use to give context to my reply for the sake of people who don't use the threaded or nested comment view • The infrequently used "Report abuse" link is a misplaced target between the "Reply to This" and Permanent links • The masthead graphic looks even tackier now, as adrianm mentioned
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Removal of blockquote tag, which I often use to give context to my reply for the sake of people who don't use the threaded or nested comment viewWhoops. That's back now, as you can see :). The infrequently used "Report abuse" link is a misplaced target between the "Reply to This" and Permanent linksFixed. I moved the permalink next to the Reply button, with Report on the right side. The masthead graphic looks even tackier now, as adrianm mentionedI am *very* open to suggestions and redesigns. The only thing I'd rather not lose is the font face and general layout of the letters -- it's about the closest thing we have to a visual identity of any sort, since we don't have a logo. -rob.
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Thanks for returning blockquote.
I moved the permalink next to the Reply button, with Report on the right side.Probably better, though maybe "Report abuse" could be distinct from the other links, e.g. right-justified at the margin? If it's possible, moving it to the box as the subject/author might make sense because the report would be related the author. Point is that it's rarely used (hopefully!) so it needn't be near any other links that are used more often where it might be accidentally clicked. My comment about the masthead graphic was probably an unnecessary acknowledgment of adrianm's observation. It's not so bad that redesigning should be a priority, especially compared with "usability" issues (e.g. my link placement suggestion above). Heck, and for me it's usually quickly out of sight after vertical scrolling. :-)
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As I said, "and some will hate it." :) I am working on the replacement themes which more closely match the old ones. I'll also keep my eye on the feedback, both here and via email, and make tweaks to the current theme based on the majority of opinion -- which so far (limited sample) seems to be positive.
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Got to admit, I'm really, really, REALLY looking forward to the ability to return to the old theme. Not a fan of the current theme (no offense, Rob).
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None taken. The theme won't be identical to the old one, but will hopefully have enough carryover for those who prefered it (assuming you're speaking of Classic, the old default "dark blue" look).
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Yeah, I've gotta say, I'm not just in the "hate it" camp - I'm in the "really, really, REALLY hate it" camp.
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Themes are coming, and I predicted a vocal group would really hate the design. Seemingly, though, the majority have found it more pleasing than the old, so I'm happy with the design. And I can only assume you have similar feelings for all the major Mac sites, since they basically share a similar design -- white area with text on the left, block of stuff on the right with a different color background. And they have (gasp!) a similar amount of whitespace, so I don't think i'm out in the open on this look.
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As a web developer, I invite you to "suck it up" and "deal with it", as the design works just fine. |
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